187 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has appointed an independent panel of AI researchers, lawyers and governance specialists to rebuild South Africa’s draft national AI policy, a…
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Netflix’s astonishing R2.2-trillion content bill
332 A Netflix building in Hollywood. Daniel Cole/Reuters Netflix has invested more than US$135-billion (R2.2-trillion) in films and television series over the past decade, the company said on Tuesday, underscoring the dominance…
MTN’s African engines fire – but South Africa still stalled
184 MTN Group said on Tuesday that its core earnings jumped 27.9% in the first quarter, outpacing revenue growth as tighter cost control and strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana boosted profit….
Naspers shares tumble on iFood investment warning
192 Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Naspers and Prosus shares both shed around 7% on the JSE on Tuesday after the technology investment group warned it will sharply increase spending at…
Fuel pain finally tipping the scales for EVs in South Africa
198 The war in the Middle East, and the resultant spike in the price of fuel, is driving a major shift in thinking about electric mobility by both consumers and logistics firms,…
Pressure builds on Vodacom’s South African mobile business
235 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub A reading of Vodacom Group’s 2026 financial results shows its home market is barely growing in customer terms, that what top-line growth there is leans heavily…
Pop star sues Samsung for $15-million
183 British singer Dua Lipa. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters British pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics seeking at least US$15-million in damages, accusing the South Korean tech giant of…
Eskom battles widespread outages as storm batters the Cape
288 A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of South Africa has caused widespread power outages, with the Western Cape worst affected after the South African Weather Service issued warnings for…
Voice going the way of SMS, says Vodacom CEO
231 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Mobile voice revenue is following the same structural decline as SMS, Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub said in an interview on Monday – an unusually direct…
Vodacom’s fintech machine tops 100 million customers
227 Vodacom Group’s fintech business has surpassed 100 million customers for the first time, with the JSE-listed telecommunications operator reporting 103 million active financial services users in the year ended 31 March…